Raster Analysis of Urban Form

Carlo Ratti and Paul Richens
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Carlo Ratti: School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Paul Richens: Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 2EB, England

Environment and Planning B, 2004, vol. 31, issue 2, 297-309

Abstract: A new paradigm for investigating the environment consequences of urban texture is proposed. Using raster-based models and software algorithms derived from image processing the authors develop efficient methods of measuring geometric parameters and predicting radiation exchange. The possibilities of generating synthetic urban textures and of integrating cellular automata are explored. Results suggest the possibility of a raster-based urban model to inform planning and design.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1068/b2665

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